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Eligible individuals may receive matching funds for their IDA through a community development corporation (CDC). Any funds deposited in an IDA are exempt from being counted as a resource. (See also IPPM 2850.05.00) 2635.00.00 RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION
Resource eligibility requirements for each assistance program must be met for eligibility to be established. The eligibility worker is responsible for obtaining and verifying all pertinent information regarding the resources of the appropriate AG members.
The consideration of resources for each assistance program will vary according to the age, marital status, and living arrangement of the AG members. The following sections explain the methods used in determining resource eligibility. 2635.05.00 RESOURCES OF AG MEMBERS (S)
Countable resources owned by the following individuals must be considered in the determination of the AG's resource eligibility: • All participating AG members
• IPV ineligible members; • Members ineligible due to SSN noncompliance; • Members disqualified due to noncompliance with IMPACT or Work Registration requirements; and • Members who are ineligible aliens.
Resources of non-AG members, including ineligible students, are not included in the resource determination. 2635.05.05 RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION FOR ALIENS
For the resource eligibility determination for aliens, it must be established if the alien has been sponsored. 2635.05.10 RESOURCE DEEMED FROM ALIEN’S SPONSOR/SPOUSE
The policy stated in this section only applies to Two-Parent TANF and Regular TANF.
In the resource evaluation for aliens, the eligibility worker must determine whether the alien has been sponsored. A sponsor is defined as any individual, or any public or private agency or organization that executed an affidavit of support or similar agreement on behalf of an alien (who is not the sponsor's spouse or child) as a condition of the alien's entry into the United States. (f34) A sponsor cannot be considered a sponsor of their own spouse or child.